Re: potato /root permissions?
On Mon, 28 Feb 2000 paulwade@greenbush.com wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Feb 2000, Dale Scheetz wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 27 Feb 2000 paulwade@greenbush.com wrote:
> >
> > > I would certainly remember if I chmod'ed it. Anyway, I just noticed
> > > that my /root is 755. I'm not sure if the install did it or the updates.
> >
> > I believe that this is correct.
>
> I don't think /root needs to be open.
You are right, of course. I misread your first statement. Sorry ;-)
>
> >
> > Did you do a fresh install, and then some updates? Or was this origianly a
> > slink system that you upgraded?
>
> This is a potato install from a CD set generated on Feb 18. Updates from
> the archive applied since then.
>
> >
> > > Anyone else have this? It's certainly not the case on my slink systems
> > > which are all 700.
> >
> > With these settings only root can cd to any of the root directories. I
> > think everyone is supposed to be able to enter and read directories.
> > The only directory off / that doesn't have read,execute permissions set
> > for everyone is /root, which _is_ 700.
> >
> > I'm not sure how your slink system got that way. Is /etc 700 as well?
>
> My slink systems have always had /root 700
>
> /etc is 755 on all systems
>
> I'm going to do an install on another system tonight and will be watching
> for this.
>
I'm supposed to do a bare install today for another project, so I'll look
as well.
Sorry I misunderstood ;-)
Dwarf
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